Fire
Officer I Hybrid Syllabus
Instructor
Information
Name: Donald Richardson
Email: drichardson@d7fr.org
Expected response: Instructors will
respond to student emails within 2 business days.
Phone: 210-688-0665
The
best method to reach your instructor is email. The goal of the instructor is to
help you be successful during the course. You should immediately contact the
instructor if you have any questions about the course or course work.
Communication
Procedures
Email will be the primary way students can contact their
instructor. As such, it is important to following these guidelines:
•
Be respectful of one another’s time. Students
can expect Instructors to respond to communication within 2 business days.
•
Be clear in your message. Students are expected
to include the course Title and Section first in your subject line. For
example, your subject line will be “FOI.001 Questions about assignment” or
“FOI.001 Missing assignment deadline due to emergency.”
Course Overview
This is a hybrid course including both
online and face-to-face components. Online modules will run from [JUNE 17] to [AUGUST 12] for 8 weeks. Students will
have an opportunity to ask questions online before posting assignments each week
by midnight on any given day. Students
must remember that instructors will respond to emails within 2 business days.
This is an 8-week course: 92 hours of instruction will
be delivered through 8
weeks of online instruction including online activities, quizzes,
discussion, and other assessments. The course prepares the student for the Fire
Officer I certification process.
The fee for the course is $0
Course Prerequisites
This course
covers 11 chapters of course material and includes TCFP skills. The course
material will include online power points, quizzes and tests and chapter
outlines. Weekly access to a computer with Microsoft Office is a must.
Course Goals and
Objectives
After completing the course, the
student will have met the sections required for a Fire Officer I in the NFPA®
1021, 2014 edition, Standard for Fire O
Professional Qualifications. Students who successfully complete the
certification process will be certified as a Fire Officer I.Learning objectives
are identified on a chapter-by-chapter basis and can be found in detail in the
text required for the course.
Text
REQUIRED
The required text for the course is
IFSTA’s Fire and Emergency Services
Company Officer, 5th edition.
Every student must have a copy of the text in order to prepare for
class, study for the certification process, and complete the assignments and
learning activities.
Students will be provided with online access through ResourceOne
to daily activities to be completed as assigned.
OPTIONAL
While not required, the Fire and Emergency Services Company
Officer, 5th edition Exam Prep is a valuable tool to help a student or candidate to successfully pass
a written exam based on the content of this course. This exam prep is
available in print and electronic versions.
The manual and exam prep are available
from ResourceOne
Course Schedule
This course is organized into 8 weekly modules. Modules are accessed
online through IFSTA’s ResourceOne. Each
module follows a similar format that includes: a weekly reading, assignment,
quizzes, and tests. Modules are completed in preparation for face-to-face
meetings held the last two scheduled skills day. New
modules open every week.
Week
1 (June 17 – 24): Chapter 01 - The Company Officer I
Chapter
02 - Organizational Structure
Week 2 (June 24 – July 1): Chapter 03 - Leadership and Supervision
Week 3 (July 1 – 08): Chapter
04 - Human Resources Management
Week 4 (July 8 – 15): Chapter
05 – Communications
Chapter 06 - Administrative Functions
Week 5 (July 15 – 22): Chapter
07 - Health and Safety Issues
Week 6 (July 22 – 29): Chapter 08
– Company-Level Training
Chapter 09 - Community Relations and Company
Fire Inspect
Week 7 (July 29 – Aug. 5): Chapter 10 – Pre-incident Surveys
Chapter 11 - Delivery
of Emergency Services I
Week 8
(August 5 – 12): Course Final Exam and
TCFP Skills Exam
Homework Assignment
Each week,
students will have assignments, quizzes and tests due as listed in Online
Course Schedule.
Course Evaluation Strategy
At the end of
this course, students will be able to evaluate the course and its instructor(s)
via Course Evaluation Sheet. This sheet will be provided to students upon the
completion of skills.
Course Participation
The course utilizes lecture, open
discussions, and group activities to achieve the learning objectives. Every
student is expected to:
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come to course prepared to actively participate
in discussions,
·
read the text prior to the next class session,
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complete all homework assignments,
·
respect the beliefs, opinions, and values of
other students,
·
and have an open mind about the issues being
discussed.
Technical Support
Please contact your instructor in the case of questions
regarding assignments.
In the case of technological issues (information
will not load, quizzes not working correctly, dropbox malfunction, etc) please
contact:
IFSTA
Resource One Tech Support
(405)
744-5048
support@osufpp.org
Please note this tech support is staffed
from 8-5 CST
Academic Dishonesty
Policy
Academic misconduct includes cheating,
plagiarism, falsification of records, unauthorized possession of examinations,
intimidation, and any and all other actions that may improperly affect the
evaluation of a student’s academic performance or achievement; assisting others
in any such act; or attempts to engage in such acts. Any incident of academic
misconduct will result in the student being dropped from the course and the
student’s sponsoring agency being notified of the incident.
Fire Officer I Certification Process - General
Information
The Final Exam
and the state approved TCFP skills will be performed at predetermined location.
This information will be delivered to students prior to the commencement of class.
The TCFP skills will be conducted in a proctored setting according to RULE
427.305(d).
The
TCFP written test will be scheduled by the student at a TCFP regional test site.
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COMPLETING THIS COURSE DOES NOT GRANT
CERTIFICATION;
IT PREPARES THE STUDENT FOR CERTIFICATION
TESTING
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